Despite the mud, charity WaterAid claim their campaigning at this year's Glastonbury Festival has been a runaway success. “This year’s conditions were the hardest yet” said Duncan Wilbur, WaterAid’s Corporate and Events manager. “But despite this, we had the most positive response we’ve ever had from festival goers. All our volunteers were fantastic, and we’d like to thank them for their amazing efforts despite the dreadful weather.”

Donations to WaterAid from festival goers are still being counted, but the total so far stands at an impressive £20,000 and rising.

The End Water Poverty campaign launched by WaterAid also had an excellent response, with more than 12,000 signatures collected over the weekend – that’s an impressive 15% of all festival goers - despite the persistent rain and mud. The End Water Poverty campaign calls for water and sanitation for all, and festival-goers were urged to sign up and increase the pressure on governments to prioritise spending on water and sanitation.

Celebrities pledging support for the campaign included Mark Owen, Andrew Marr, Ana Matronic from the Scissor Sisters, Phill Jupitus and Stephen Merchant. And those who watched Glastonbury coverage on TV will have seen the distinctive End Water Poverty flag and foam hands waving enthusiastically from the crowd.

To see what else WaterAid got up to at the festival, log onto www.wateraid.org and click on the Glastonbury blog.

Photo: WaterAid/Matt Simpson